In the largest city of the UAE - Dubai comes a lot of people: who to relax and get acquainted with the sights , who is working on business, and who is shopping. Arriving here for shopping, in the so-called shopping tour, it is worth to visit Nasser Square.
Nasser Square is the famous district in Dubai, where various shops, shopping centers and markets are located. A lot of shopping streets and squares form a veritable labyrinth with lots of outlets, various restaurants and cafes. Recently, the city authorities renamed this place in Baniyas Square, but Russian-speaking tourists, as usual, call it the old way.
There are four markets in the quarter: Murshid-Bazar, Naif, Wasl and Dyke Indoor Market. Here you can find everything you want: clothes and shoes, jewelry, haberdashery, fabrics, souvenirs, as well as household appliances and electronics. Local traders at a decent level know the Russian language. Remember that here each product has an initial price, but you can always get a good discount. Goods of well-known brands are better to look at boutiques of shopping centers.
In addition to all of the above, in the markets you can buy exotic fruits and vegetables. Rare spices and national dishes are in great demand among buyers.
Some tourists go purposely to the shops on Nasser Square for fur coats, which here are distinguished for their quality, variety of models and availability of prices. It is in this area and on the nearby streets that there are 12 shopping centers and many shops where you can buy a fur coat from any kind of fur: from rabbit to mink . The main recommendation - buy coats only in branded stores, which can be viewed on official websites. Of the fur coat places worth a visit: Al Owais Business Tower, Abraj, Crystal Building, Landmark Plaza Hotel, Baniyas Building, Baniyas Tower, Deira Tower.
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If you do not navigate in the shops of the Nasser Square quarter, then it will be enough to stop on the street and ask passers-by in Russian the right place or product. People immediately approach you, who here are called the Greek word "kamak". They will show you, hold, answer questions, and then from the seller will receive a certain percentage of your purchases. Accordingly, the purchase price will be increased by this seller for this "hidden" interest for the help of "kamak". If you get a competent guide, then you are lucky. Therefore, before you go shopping, study the location of the shops that you need.
Before shopping in Dubai, it is recommended to study the price policy for similar products in your city, so that later it does not turn out that you have bought more than what you have at home is two to three times cheaper.
On Nasser Square near the shopping centers are modern hotels, office buildings and public places for recreation: bars, discos, night clubs. In the vicinity of Baniyas Square metro station there are several hotels of different level of comfort, among them: Hotel Riviera (4 *), Carlton Tower Hotel (4 *), Landmark Plaza Hotel (3 *), Landmark Hotel (3 *), Mayfair Hotel (3 *), Al Khaleej Hotel (3 *), Phoenicia Hotel (2 *), Ramee International Hotel (2 *), White Fort Hotel (1 *).
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How to get to Nasser Square in Dubai?
You can reach Nacer Square both by public transport (metro or bus) or by taxi. Special buses go there from certain hotels. If you go by subway, then you need to go to Baniyas Square station, which is on the green line.
After shopping in the shops and on the market Nasser Square in Dubai, it is worth to relax and walk along the Gulf of Deria Greak, see the shopping center buildings and be sure the Oasis, the highest tower of Burj Khalifa, and other interesting sights of the city.